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How to Use Internet Explorer

Moving to Another Page

Retracing Your Steps

Copying a Page

Keeping Your Favorite Web Sites

Customizing the Toolbars

Improving Speed, Efficiency, and Privacy

Specifying the Starting Page

You move to a new page by typing its URL location (address) on the Web.

1. On Windows and Unix, open the File menu and choose Open Page.
2. Type the new URL, then click Open.

Shortcut: Click the Address field, type the URL, and press Enter.

To move by clicking a link:

1. Move the pointer until it changes to a pointing finger. This happens whenever the pointer is over a link.

2. Click the link once. While the network locates the page the link points to, status messages appear at the bottom of the window.

To move to related pages:

Click Tools and then click Show Related Links. A new section will open to the right with related links to check out.

If you change your mind and don't want to view a page, click Stop.

Retracing Your Steps

To view the previous page:

Click Back (or Forward).

To view a page whose URL you recently typed in the Address field:

Click the down-pointing arrow at the right end of the Address field, and choose from the pop-up menu.


Retracing Your Steps in Detail: The History List

Internet Explorer maintains a history list of pages you have viewed recently, as determined by your preferences. Click on the History button located on the tool bar. A window will appear on the right with a list of past web pages that you have visited. To view a page, click on the link that you want to see.

Sorting the History List

Click on the View button and then choose how you would like to sort your history list.

Searching the History List:

Click on the Search button that is located on top of your history list. Type in a keyword that you would like to search for. Click Search Now. Pages matching your search criteria are listed.

To use the search results:

Click a link on the list to go to that web site.

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To set the color of page text and background:

Copying a Page

To copy some text from a page:

1. Select the text.

2. Choose Copy from the Edit menu.

You can paste the text into other files.

To copy a link (URL) from a page:

1. Right-click the link or image to display a pop-up menu.

2. Choose Save Target As or Copy Shortcut. If an image is also a link, you are offered both options.

You can paste the link into other files or into Explorer's Address field.

Keeping Your Favorite Web Sites

Creating a Favorite

To keep a web page:

1. Go to the web page you want to keep.

2. Click Favorites.

3. Choose Add to Favorites.

4. Type a name to remember it by, or keep the one provided for it.

5. Check the box marked Make Available Off-line if you want to view it when you are not connected to the Internet.

6. Click OK.

By the way: Some preselected favorites came with your Internet Explorer software.

To revisit a favorite web page:

1. Click Favorites

2. Choose the Favorite you would like to see and then click on it.

Customizing the Toolbars

Changing What's Displayed on Toolbar Buttons:

3. (Mac OS only) Click Show Tooltips if you want to see explanatory text when your mouse pointer "hovers" over a toolbar button.

Moving a Toolbar or Toolbar Button

Changing Fonts

You can specify which fonts and font sizes are used to display web pages in your browser. You can also select character-set encodings.

Automatic Loading

When you bring a web page to your screen, Internet Explorer automatically loads (starts up) several features that help interpret web pages. These features can make web pages livelier, but they take time to load.

To turn off automatic loading:

3. To speed things up, deselect one or more of the options listed in the scroll down menu.

Handling Cookies

A "cookie" is a small amount of information that a web site copies to your hard disk. A cookie can help a web site identify you the next time you visit. For instance, if you shop for books online, the bookstore's web site might use a cookie to store information about your favorite subjects, and later use that information to recommend particular books.

To control your computer's behavior with respect to cookies:

6. If you want to be notified when Internet Explorer accepts a cookie, check "Prompt".

Changing Cache Settings

Your computer stores copies of frequently accessed pages in the memory cache or disk cache. This way, the computer doesn't have to retrieve the page from the network each time you view it.

To clear "Temporary Internet Files" (Windows and UNIX only):

Important: A larger memory cache allows more data to be quickly retrieved. But unless you have a lot of extra memory on your computer, you should regularly clear this option.

To specify how often Internet Explorer checks the network for page revisions (so that you don't keep "stale" pages in the cache too long):

4. Here you can "Check for newer versions of stored pages". Choose from the following options: Every visit to the page Every time you start Internet Explorer Automatically Never

To refresh a page at any time:

Reordering Favorites

Click Favorites and choose Organize Favorites. Then drag any bookmark, folder, or separator to reposition it. You can also drag and drop Favorites into folders.

Use the menu on the left to help with the editing of your Favorites list.

Deleting Favorites

Click Favorites and choose Organize Favorites. Click to select a favorite, and press the Delete button.

Adding Folders

1. Click Favorites and choose Organize Favorites.

2. Click the item just above where you want to put a new folder.

3. Click the Create Folder button to create a new folder

4. Type a name for the folder and click OK.

Quickly Filing Favorites

To file Favorites as you create them, do one of the following:

1. Drag the favorite icon to the Favorites window. Drop the favorite where you want it in the list.

2. Drag the favorite icon to the Favorites button. Drop the Favorite where you want it in the list.

To change information for any current favorite or favorite folder:

1. Click Favorites and choose Organize Favorites.

2. Select a favorite or favorite folder.

3. From the left menu, choose rename.

4. To make a change, type a new name or URL. (The URL field is dimmed if a folder is selected.)

5. Click OK.

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To view the HTML and other code that generates a web page:

From the View menu, choose Source. The source code will be displayed in your default text editor such as Notepad.

Printing a Page

To print the current page:

Click on the File menu and select the Print option.

To set up the page layout for printing (optional):

1. From the File menu, choose Page Setup.

2. Choose page layout options, including header and footer information.

Important: Internet Explorer formats content according to the size of the printed page, not the size of the onscreen window. Text is word-wrapped and graphics are repositioned to accommodate paper size.

Saving a Page

To save an entire page:

Choose Save As from the File menu.

Saving a file onto your hard disk lets you view the page (or its HTML code) when you're not connected to the Internet.


To save an image from a page:

1. Right-click the image (on Mac OS, press and hold the mouse button) to display a pop-up menu.

2. Choose Save Target As or Save Picture As.

To save a page without displaying it (useful for retrieving a nonformatted page, like a data file, that's not intended for viewing):

1. Right-click the page's link (on Mac OS, press and hold the mouse button) to display a pop-up menu.

2. Choose Save Target As.

Important: Some links automatically download and save files to disk after you click them. The URLs for these links often begin with "ftp" or end with a file-type suffix such as "au" or "mpeg". These links might transmit software, sound, or movie files, and can launch helper applications that support the files.

Searching Within a Page

To find text within the page you are currently viewing:

1. From the Edit menu, choose Find on this Page. If the page you are viewing contains frames, you may need to click within a frame first.

2. Type the text you want to find.

3. Select the "Match case" checkbox if capital letters should be matched.

4. Select Up or Down to search from the beginning or end of the page. If there is a current selection, the search begins at the selection and does not wrap around to the beginning of the page.

5. Click Find Next to begin the search.

To find the same word or phrase again:

Click Find Next again.

Setting Language Priorities

Web pages are sometimes available in several languages. Internet Explorer presents pages in the language you prefer, if it is available. You can specify the languages you wish to see, in order of preference.

To set language priorities:

Setting Proxy Values

Many organizations block access from the Internet to their networks. This prevents outside parties from gaining access to sensitive information. The protection is called a firewall. If your organization has a firewall, Internet Explorer may need to go through a proxy server before connecting you to the Internet. The proxy server prevents outsiders from breaking into your organization's private network.

Before you start:

If there's a proxy configuration file at your workplace, ask the system administrator for its URL. If there's no proxy configuration file, ask your system administrator for the names and port numbers of the servers running proxy software for each network service.

To set Internet Explorer to work with the proxy:

6. To configure proxy settings for specific protocols, click the "Advanced" button and enter the "Address" and the "Port" numbers for each protocol provided to you by your Network Administrator.

Details: Your computer may connect to several different servers (computers that handle networking matters). Each server handles a specific type of network service, such as communicating with HTTP sites or dealing with security. For each server, your manual configuration must specify which server runs the proxy software.

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Specifying the Starting Page

The home page is displayed when you click the Home button. The home page is normally your starting page, the first page displayed when Internet Explorer starts.

To choose a new home page:

4. Click on the "Use Current" button select the current page as your home page.

To choose a starting page other than your home page:

3. In the text box type in the address of the page that you want to be your home page (for example: www.yahoo.com)

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